Culture
Fentanyl-laced marijuana kills Rhode Island womanA Rhode Island woman has died from smoking marijuana laced with fentanyl. Police in Warwick, near Providence, found a 27-year-old woman unresponsive at an unnamed hotel last week around 2:30… Read More
Government
Democratic Gov deploys National Guard to sanctuary cities over ‘fentanyl crisis and juvenile crime’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – New Mexico Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham recently approved the deployment of the state’s National Guard personnel to support Albuquerque, a sanctuary city reeling under criminal… Read More
Government
Trump nominee warns Canada, Mexico: ‘Stop allowing fentanyl’ or risk tariffs(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Secretary of Commerce-designate Howard Lutnick told a Senate committee that the threat of imposing a 25% tariff was to get Canada and Mexico to “respect”… Read More
Public Education
Virginia county considers letting students carry Narcan amid rise in opioid overdosesLoudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) is weighing a proposal to allow students to carry naloxone in school. The drug, commonly known by its retail name Narcan,… Read More
Public Education
Arizona education chief to announce ‘fentanyl prevention’ program for Arizona schools(The Center Square) – Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is expected to announce a program on Tuesday aimed at tackling fentanyl-related issues in schools. In a media advisory… Read More
Culture
Report: China is fueling US fentanyl crisis and U.S. isn’t stopping it(The Center Square) – The People’s Republic of China under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party “is the ultimate geographic source of the fentanyl crisis in the U.S.,” a… Read More
Opinion
As fentanyl streams over wide-open border, students lead effort to combat campus overdoses(The Daily Signal) – Ten years ago, I had never heard the word “fentanyl.” Now, every sorority and fraternity on my college campus is equipped with Naloxone, also known by the… Read More
Government
Bill mandating fentanyl education for students passes Washington state HouseA bill requiring public schools to teach 7th and 9th grade students about the dangers of fentanyl has passed the Washington House of Representatives and heads to the Senate. The… Read More
Culture
Rise of adolescent fentanyl overdoses forces schools to stock up on NarcanChildren under 14 are dying from fentanyl overdoses at the highest rate of any age group in the nation, leading schools to keep plenty of Narcan… Read More